The AR Response to Barack Obama's Speech Announcing the End of Combat Operations in Iraq

America's Right ^

[CJBernard]

Furthermore, will the Iraqi government have a strong partner in the United States, as President Obama suggested? For the foreseeable future, perhaps, but surely the Poles believed us to be a strong partner until President Obama stopped the missile defense program for which Poland had previously stood fast against Russian influence. Surely Israel believed us to be a strong partner until President Obama, not even three months into his presidency, sent $900 million in aid to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip for the purpose of rebuilding after Israel defended itself against unprovoked attacks from Hamas fighters. What’s to say that this administration or another like it will not similarly forsake the Iraqi people in the name of political expediency?

Perhaps most interesting to me was all the talk of individual responsibility and freedom. “In the end,” Obama said, “only Iraqis can resolve their differences and police their streets. Only Iraqis can build a democracy within their borders.” Later, he said the same thing with regard to the ongoing war in Afghanistan: “[W]e cannot do for Afghans what they must ultimately do for themselves.” Here in Barack Obama’s United States of America, the American people cannot be trusted. They cannot be trusted to make their own choices at lunchtime, in the cafeteria line and in the supermarket. They cannot be trusted with the money that would otherwise be paid into the Social Security slush fund. They cannot be trusted to make their own decisions with regard to health care. Sometimes, in Barack Obama’s United States of America, us Americans just need to take the painkiller and trust the government to do everything on our behalf.

[immadashell]

Elections have consequences.

[tet68]

Sometimes, in Barack Obama’s United States of America, us Americans just need to take the painkiller and trust the government to do everything on our behalf.

Always considering the taxpayer, our caring government
not wanting us to get addicted, will limit pain killers
to every other day...for our own good.

[freeangel]

“Surely Israel believed us to be a strong partner until President Obama, not even three months into his presidency, sent $900 million in aid to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip for the purpose of rebuilding after Israel defended itself against unprovoked attacks from Hamas fighters.”

Surely you don’t mean the same hamas that took credit yesterday for opening up fire and killing a pregnant woman?/s

[alecqss]

I guess, if Barack fails - as usual - to deliver anything worthy then that will no longer be just a Bush's fault.
It slowly transitions to be a people's fault.